Personal belt



PERSONAL BELT Filed Nov. 24, 1952 WWWWW ArTQRN Y Patented Feb. 23, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE r 2,669,990,. PERQSONAL liELT 2 Marie A.,,(Heldberg;) Hruby, SunIand, cam;- Application-iNove'mbcr 24, 195a seriarNo.-s22,-204

6 Claims;- (Cl. 128 291 1 Thi invention relatesrtozan improyedpersonal beltxand has for. one of its principahobjects the provision of a sanitary belt? periodically :worn by.

women, to which ax'napkin orjcatamenialz pad. is attached.

Thi's'belt has for one of its principal objects the provision of meanswhicmwill overcome objections to and defects in the present types of such belts.

One of the important objects of this invention is to provide a personal belt or holder of this character wherein the absorbent itself is more securely held in desired position, regardless of the movements or activity of the user.

Another desired object is to provide in a. device of the class described, a belt which, due to the modern construction thereof, will not roll into a cord-like structure when worn and which will prove far more satisfactory from the standpoint of comfort.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a belt of this character which enables the attaching and detaching of a sanitary pad, napkin or the like with the usual type of safety pin fastener, and in such a manner that no chafing or scratching of the skin of the wearer will result.

A further object is the provision of a personal belt of this type which will afford a great latitude of adjustment so far as the size of the wearer is concerned, and which will always securely hold the absorbent pad in deisred position, thereby avoiding any possibility of embarrassment to the wearer by staining of clothing or the like.

Other and further important objects of the invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the accompanying drawing and following specification.

The invention, in a preferred form, is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved personal belt of this invention showing the essential features thereof.

Figure 2 'is a diagonal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view showing the improved means of attaching the absorbent pad to the end of either of the tabs which depend from the belt.

As shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral I indicates generally the belt or body band of this invention, which is elastic and. preferably formed double at portions 2 l2..there'of'.;;bThese portions: are defined by adjustabl slides?! 4: whereby th efiective diameter of=thebelt can be VELIlBd TtO' comfortably fit about thewaist of anyzwearer or user.'.

The doubled; over, portions 'l 2 terminate in a triangular elementl lizfromwhich' a loop I 8', also of elastic material, depends. This is a double loop and is formed in the shapeiofcandnverted V. as bestishown'iniFigure151' Securely fastened to the ends of this V-shaped loop I 8 by means of stitching or the like, is a tab portion 20 which is of non-elastic ribbon or similar material. This strip is shown as wider than the elastice band portions It or 18, and is provided with a pad attaching means at its lower end, such as a safety pin or the like.

Diametrically across the belt from the triangular support It and its dependent elements is a longer double ribbon 24 which is preferably of the same material as that of the ribbon or strip 20, but which is of a length to suitably sup-port the absorbent pad from the rear. This is also provided with a suitable fastening means 22. In dicating lines 26 are marked on the ribbons 20 and 24 which will immediately indicate to the wearer whether the fastening is to be made at one of these points for a low, average or high waistline.

As best shown in Figure 3, the catamenial pad 3! is fastened to the end or adjacent the end of one of the tabs 20 or 24 by means of the pin 22.

The lengths of the strips 20 and 24 are such that the pin 22 can be made to penetrate the material 3B of the pad rather than the gauze covering 32, although the gauze covering is also pierced by the pin and forms part of the supporting construction. The gauze has a great tendency to stretch and will leave the pad or napkin out of shape with resultant inefiiciency in use. When fastened according to the intent of this invention, the pad will always hold securely and evenly. It will also absorb all of the moistur resulting in a considerable degree of comfort and peace of mind so far as the user is concerned. The pin and the tab being on the outside of the pad will not contact the skin or other parts of the user, thereby assuring against soiling of the tab and injury of th skin by the pin. The cushioning effect accomplished comprises quite an improvement. The napkin 30-32 is preferably pinned approximately 1 from the end or tail of the ribbon and can be made to suitably fit a woman of any height, whether short, average or tall, and the entire device is adjustable from sizes 20 to 44 in the waist.

It will be seen that herein is provided a personal sanitary belt which will adapt itself to the wearer, regardless of activity, during the menstrual period. The activities can be quite strenuous, and the elastic belt will conform completely to movements and the napkin will still conform closely to adjacent body portions and in comfort. The wearer always has peace of mind and there is no danger of embarrassment from spots on clothing or on lingerie.

When pins or other metal fastening elements are connected to the gauze instead of to the pad itself, there is a resultant constant pressure against the wearers flesh and bones which causes great discomfort, skin irritation and actual bruises. When the fastener is applied to the gauze only, it stretches and the pad will-no longer remain in position. The device of this invention eliminates such difficulties, worries, chafing and embarrassment.

-I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction varied throughout a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the prior art; I

I'claim as my invention:

1. A personal sanitary belt comprising an elas- 4 tic portion adapted to encircle the waist of the wearer, adjustments for same, a depending elastic support, intermediate adjustable portions, a non-elastic tab fastened to the support, a longer non-elastic tab fastened to the belt diametrically from the first tab and means on the tabs for securing an absorbent pad thereto.

2. A device as described in claim 1, wherein said means comprises removable fastening elements.

3. A device as described in claim 2, wherein said fastening elements are adapted to penetrate and hold the material of the pad itself.

4. A'device as described in claim 3, wherein said connection to the pad is distinguished from the connection between the tab and the gauze covering of the pad.

5. A device as described in claim 3, wherein indicia are inscribed on the non-resilient tabs to locate the fastening means for adapting the same to women of various heights and sizes.

'6. A device as described in claim 5, wherein said non-resiilent tabs are composed of double thicknesses of ribbon-like material.

MARIE A. (HELDBERG) HRUBY.

No references cited. 

